The trio faces charges of attempted murder,<\/a> conspiracy to commit murder, and solicitation of murder. All the defendants remain free on bond.<\/p>\nProsecutors objected to the postponement of the arraignment because Gonzalez first appeared in court in late May, and the other defendants shortly thereafter. <\/p>\n
Gonzalez’s attorney, Elliot Zarabi, argued that he has been on the case for only six weeks and needs more time to review the discovery. “I just received a large hard drive of discovery about three weeks ago on this case. So I do need to review everything before I can enter a plea on this case,” Zarabi said. <\/p>\n
The judge granted a September 14 arraignment date. <\/p>\n
Witness testimony states that Gonzalez, 24, repeatedly said she wanted Avery dead and discussed hiring a hitman, according to court documents.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors say Gonzalez allegedly asked Cordrey to go on the dark web to find a hitman to kill Avery, a former member of the boy band Why Don’t We, between 2020 and 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Investigators allege that her father, Francisco Gonzalez, paid Cordrey $10,000 and another $4,000 to hire a hitman, who turned out to be an undercover FBI agent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Prosecutors said Cordrey spoke with an undercover law enforcement officer posing as a hitman about the murder-for-hire plot in September 2021. He allegedly discussed payment, proof of death, and identified Avery as the target, according to the LA District Attorney’s office.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cordrey allegedly later told the undercover officer that Gabriela Gonzalez wanted the murder to happen and that her father would pay for it, according to the DA’s office.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If convicted as charged, each defendant faces sentences of 25 years to life in state prison.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
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